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When fishing in Saugatuck our boats are located behind the River Side Market.Our Address is 650 Water Street Saugatuck

Muskegon 2015

Best Chance Too dominates up in Muskegon by being the only boat to catch there limit both days with style and quickly! great job team!

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Fishing Has been outstanding this season!Fishing is still great in september!

Hoosier Coho Classic 2015

Best Chance Too takes 3rd in the 2015 Hoosier Coho Classic

Best Chance Too Wins South Haven 2015

Best Chance Too Wins South Haven Pro AmFishing was tough as could be but team BCT was the only boat to catch their limit both days! Outstanding job team!!!

Cannon/Humminbird Big Lake Classic

Congratulations to Best Chance Too on there 3rd place overall finish, 2nd place in the big fish contest and 2nd in the 333 at the Cannon/Humminbird Big Lake Classic. While Team Best Chance captured the Spectator Shootout on Friday. Nothing better then a father and his son taking a weekend of fishing by storm!

"Best Chance Too: Best Ever?" - GLA Magazine

Wanna do better in Great Lakes salmon-fishing tournaments? Heed the advice of top anglers. Atop many leader boards has been Capt. Dave Engel of Saugatuck, Michigan (view Tournament Wins), one of the best charter captains and tournament anglers on Lake Michigan. Engel captains the 36-foot Tiara, Best Chance Too, with fishing and business partner Capt. Bill Bale. Engel earned his captain’s license at age 18, and has now chartered more than 30 years. Over the last couple of decades, Engel and Bale have earned a reputation as the tournament team to beat, winning nearly a million dollars—no small feat as purses rarely surpass $20,000 for first places.

Lake Michigan Charter Fishing

Join Captain Dave Engel aboard the Best Chance Too for the best fishing experience you will ever have! Join the winningest tournament team on Lake Michigan. Go charter fishing for Chinook and Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Lake Trout and Brown Trout from their home port of Saugatuck, MI or the many other ports around Lake Michigan that they travel to every year.

Learn all about Lake Michigan charter boat fishing for King and Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Lake Trout and Brown Trout on board the Best Chance Too. If you are looking for the absolute best Lake Michigan charter fishing experience, a trip on Best Chance Too is for you. Captain Dave Engel and Captain Bill Bale of Best Chance Too are the winningest Salmon and Trout tournament fishing team on Lake Michigan. Best Chance Too is the only team to win tournaments in all four states surrounding Lake Michigan. They travel the entire Lake Michigan tournament circuit and fish from Michigan City, Indiana at the south end of the lake to Manistee, Michigan in the northern part of the lake. Charter with them out of their home port of Saugatuck, as well as Michigan City, St. Joseph, South Haven, Holland, Grand Haven, Waukegan, Muskegon, Ludington and Manistee. Purchase the Best Chance Too instructional fishing DVDs and read all about their fishing exploits.